StrikeCNC Machine - My Retrofit

[Shinobiwan]

Not quite done yet though. I'm having a complete strip down of the bed, gantry and z axis done.

Once finished the bed will have a lot more support, bit more bracing on the gantry and everything will be square and true. I'll be cutting after that. Woop at last!

[Jonathan]

For once someone surfacing the bed at a respectable feedrate :)
What stepover did you use? When surfacing MDF, if I require an especially good finish, for instance when machining a PCB, I surface the bed with a 40% stepover parallel to Y (since Y is the fastest axis) and if not I use around 70%

now its done I can't be arsed and want to get stuck in cutting some of the things I've got designed and waiting

I know the feeling. I did make something to collect the dust initially, but it didn't work very well and I never got round to improving it...

[Shinobiwan]

For once someone surfacing the bed at a respectable feedrate :)
What stepover did you use? When surfacing MDF, if I require an especially good finish, for instance when machining a PCB, I surface the bed with a 40% stepover parallel to Y (since Y is the fastest axis) and if not I use around 70%

90% there as its not critical. I'm only laying 4x4ft sheets over the bed.

Still got an ok finish even with the haste.